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Meanings of light the gas in English

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Usage of light the gas in English
1
The janitor had neglected to light the gas in the lower hallway.
Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories
2
Though his bedroom was very dark, he did not light the gas.
The Trespasser
3
The room was dark, but I did not light the gas.
Remarks
4
The janitor has neglected to light the gas, he kept saying.
Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories
5
The janitor had neglected to light the gas, he kept saying.
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
6
Old Adelbert heard him strike a match to light the gas.
Long Live the King!
7
The servant came in to light the gas, but she would not permit it.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 / Devoted t...
8
And you may light the gas fire at any time if you feel chilly.
The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1
9
The room was so dark that the Dean asked Bond to light the gas.
The Cathedral: A Novel
10
I will light the gas and sit up all night.
Oscar the Detective; Or, Dudie Dunne, The Exquisite Detective
11
Laura, dear, light the gas, please, and Egbert can read the telegrams for himself.
A Knight of the Nineteenth Century
12
I'll light the gas, and then you'll see it better.
We Two: A Novel
13
It was dark; he had to light the gas.
Young Mr. Barter's Repentance / From "Schwartz" by David Christi...
14
When she proceeded to light the gas, we vanished.
Adela Cathcart, Volume 2
15
The bailiffs light the gas as the gloom deepens, and the solicitor begins his opening speech.
Hodge and His Masters
16
There's a lamp burning in the kitchen, and I'll light the gas in the front room.
Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains; or, A Christmas Succe...
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